This question was submitted by a general dentist: Has anyone seen ‘pre-eruption caries’? I have several cases where radiographically. there appeared to be caries on the occlusal surfaces of unerupted teeth. On eruption, I observed them for a while and after the first one increased in size over time, I went in and restored all of them. […]
This question was submitted by a general dentist: My patient requests that her tooth-coloured restorations be free of BPA and estrogen-mimicking agents. Can you suggest any tooth-coloured materials and cements that meet those criteria? Dr. Omar El-Mowafy, Professor and Head of the Restorative Dentistry at the University of Toronto, provided this quick initial response: Bisphenol […]
This question was submitted to us by a practising dentist: What are the pros and cons of self-adhesive resin cements (i.e.: RelyX, Unicem 2) and resin modified glass ionomers (i.e.: FujiCEM 2) in crown and bridge cementation? Are they equally reliable? Dr. Omar El-Mowafy, Head of Restorative Dentistry at the University of Toronto provided this […]